May 21 2019
In a bold move, Sony Interactive Entertainment decides to take action when it comes to making video game movies – do it themselves. The company launched PlayStation Productions, a production studio whose sole purpose is to create television programs and films from Sony’s extensive catalog of video games. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new …
May 10 2019
Take a journey into what it took for the staff at Santa Monica Studios to recreate one of the most iconic characters in gaming and craft the two time “Game of the Year”! Raising Kratos documents the five-year, herculean effort to reinvent one of the greatest stories in gaming, God of War. Facing an unknown …
Feb 24 2019
A major announcement coming from Sony HQ. The company drops new info about the future of the PlayStation brand and, more specifically, their next gen system, the PlayStation 5. They’re going to be focusing on building up their online multiplayer capabilities, taking cues from popular games such as Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto online and Call …
Jan 24 2019
God of War art director Raf Grassetti has been spending the past few days knocking out amazing artwork of characters from Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Raf is a fan of the series and has previously done rendered artwork of Samus Aran, Link, Fox McCloud, Bowser, Sonic the Hedgehog (who looks better than the live action …
Jan 08 2019
God of War is one of the most stunningly beautiful games ever created and Kratos has never looked better, thick forest of beard and all. This is all thanks to God of War art director Raf Grassetti. Grassetti has recently put his talent to use by creating amazing renditions of characters from Super Smash Bros …
Sep 12 2018
Well, there was little doubt that Marvel’s web slinging hero would swing himself to the top. Spider-Man, the superhero game developed by Insomniac Games, dethrones Kratos and all his godly might as the fastest selling game on the PS4 to date according to sales in the United Kingdom. The game sold nearly twice the amount …
Aug 29 2018
The gods have answered our prayers. We have experienced the incredible adventure of Kratos and Atreus in God of War, the eighth installment of Santa Monica Studios’ mythological series. Now the story is expanded and explored deeper in the new accompanying novel written by J.M. Barlog. The novel is available in paperback or as an …
May 09 2018
Why so serious? Kratos always seems so serious all the time, like someone put too much starch in his toga. Can’t the man just smile one time? Or at least crack a grin? Well, that will soon be possible. Today, Santa Monica Studios is updating the latest patch to feature a photo mode for God …
May 07 2018
As if this wouldn’t be a surprise, God of War has taken the spot as fast selling exclusive title for the Playstation 4, selling 3.1 million copies in its first three days since the game launched on April 20. It has beaten out both Horizon Zero Dawn and Uncharted 4, who have sold over 2 …
Apr 23 2018
Developer(s): SIE Santa Monica Studio Publisher(s): Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform(s): PlayStation 4 Release: April 20, 2018 Genre(s): Action-adventure Mode(s): Single-player J1 fans, the gaming gods smile down upon us! They have delivered a sequel just as worthy as wielding Mjolnir. God of War has been hyped up since its epic reveal at E3 2016 and, …
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